TY - BOOK AU - Weisbrot,Mark TI - Failed: what the "experts" got wrong about the global economy SN - 9780195170184 (hbk.) U1 - 330.940561 WEI 23 PY - 2015/// CY - New York, NY PB - Oxford University Press KW - International Monetary Fund KW - Financial crises KW - European Union countries KW - Economic forecasting KW - Economic policy KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy KW - bisacsh KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Money & Monetary Policy N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-274) and index; Troubles in Euroland: when the cures worsen the disease -- This time could be different: the aftermath of financial crises -- Untold history, unsolved mystery: the long-term economic growth failure -- The misunderstood role of the International Monetary Fund -- The Latin American spring -- Conclusion: Looking ahead N2 - "Why did the Eurozone end up with an unemployment rate more than twice than that of the United States and six years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers? Was crisis in the Eurozone inevitable? What caused the prolonged economic failure experienced by the majority of the world's low- and middle-income countries at the end of the 20th century? Failed analyzes and ties together some of the most important economic developments of recent years with the common theme that they have been widely misunderstood and in some cases almost completely ignored. A central argument of Failed is that there are always viable alternatives to prolonged economic failure. Author Mark Weisbrot shows that political agendas are often the root cause of avoidable financial crises and drawing on lessons learned from previous crises, recessions, and subsequent recovers can prevent further failures in the future"--; "Ties together some of the most important economic developments of recent years, with the common theme that they have been widely misunderstood and in some cases almost completely ignored"-- UR - http://www.openisbn.com/isbn/0195170180/ ER -